Google-owned YouTube said Friday that it would comply with a judge’s order that it turn over user records on videos viewed on the site.
In a blog post on its site, the world’s biggest video-sharing site said it would follow the legal process and turn over the necessary records in Viacom’s $1 billion copyright infringement case against YouTube.
But YouTube said it has requested the ability to make the data anonymous.
“[S]ince IP addresses and usernames aren't necessary to determine general viewing practices, our lawyers have asked their lawyers to let us remove that information before we hand over the data they're seeking,” the company wrote. “You should know, IP addresses identify a computer, not the person using it. It's not possible to determine your identity solely based on your IP address. Rather, an IP address can reveal what geographic area you're connecting from, or which Internet service provider you're using.”
source: tvweek.com
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